{"id":371,"date":"2015-01-12T20:55:07","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T20:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/readingef.org\/blog\/?p=314"},"modified":"2015-01-12T20:55:07","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T20:55:07","slug":"festival-of-trees-2014-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readingef.org\/ref\/index.php\/2015\/01\/12\/festival-of-trees-2014-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival of Trees 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year’s Festival of Trees was bigger and brighter than ever!<\/p>\n

With nearly 100 donated\u00a0trees, and over 50 silent auction items, REF is thrilled to announce that with the help of our fabulous sponsors, donors, volunteers, visitors and supporters, we raised over $24,000<\/strong> towards grants for Reading district teachers.<\/p>\n

Thank you all for your wonderful contributions and support – we look forward to sharing more about the teacher grants this will fund!<\/p>\n

A special thank you<\/strong>\u00a0to our event sponsor, Reading Cooperative Bank, <\/strong>as well as our additional sponsors, Northern Bank and Trust, McGladrey Consulting<\/em>, and Faulkner Legal Consulting<\/em>. In addition, much appreciation to Sartell Electric<\/em> for lighting, Bertucci\u2019s in Reading<\/em> for the Pizza and dinner fare, the Rea<\/em>ding Rotary Club<\/em> for manning popcorn and cotton candy sales, and all of our beloved Silent Auction & Tree donors (see a complete listing below).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Lastly, heartfelt thanks to\u00a0Creative Arts<\/em> for face painting, and for the wonderful performances by Middle School Select<\/em>Chorus, RMHS Select Chorus, RMHS Brass Quartet, Taylor Hilliard<\/em>, and Ben Rudnick and Friends<\/em>, not to mention the impromptu violin performances by Vivienne Langlois<\/em> and Graham Hardin<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Event Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kindle Fire HD Raffle Winner:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Suzanne Carlson – Congratulations!<\/p>\n

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Winning Trees:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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“Christmas Carol” by the Young Women’s League of Reading.<\/strong><\/address>\n
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Most Creative, Most Unusual, Best Tree Topper<\/address>\n
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DK Foundation and Lee Kimball<\/strong><\/address>\n
Favorite<\/address>\n
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“Holiday Sparkle” donated by REF<\/strong><\/address>\n
Most Spectacular<\/em><\/address>\n
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Best Under Tree Display<\/span><\/address>\n
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Tree Donors<\/strong><\/address>\n
Aines Boutique<\/address>\n
Alive & Well Chiropractic<\/address>\n
Barrows PTO<\/address>\n
Bertucci’s in Reading<\/address>\n
Birch Meadow Brownie Troop 75305<\/address>\n
Birch Meadow Student Council & PTO<\/address>\n
Boy Scout Troop 702<\/address>\n
Breland Family<\/address>\n
Burbank YMCA<\/address>\n
Connect the Tots<\/address>\n
Coolidge 7th Grade Learning Center<\/address>\n
Coolidge Compass Program<\/address>\n
Coolidge Digital Story Telling Class<\/address>\n
Coolidge Student Support Program<\/address>\n
Coolidge Team Polaris<\/address>\n
Coolidge Team Voyager<\/address>\n
Creative Arts<\/address>\n
Doherty-Barile Funeral Home<\/address>\n
Dumas Family<\/address>\n
Eastern Bank<\/address>\n
Elite Fitness Center<\/address>\n
Elite Freestyle Karate<\/address>\n
EMARC<\/address>\n
Everything But the Dog<\/address>\n
Flower Shop at Eric’s<\/address>\n
Foley Family<\/address>\n
Girl Scout Troop 65036<\/address>\n
Girl Scout Troop 73701<\/address>\n
Grumpy’s Ale House<\/address>\n
H&R Block, Stoneham<\/address>\n
Hennessey & Dolan Families<\/address>\n
Hilliard Family<\/address>\n
Janet & Elizabeth Dee<\/address>\n
Janowski Family<\/address>\n
J&B Crosby & Co.<\/address>\n
Joshua Eaton Families<\/address>\n
Killam PTO<\/address>\n
Lee Kimball & DJK Foundation<\/address>\n
Lego Masters: Luca, Portia, Bobby, Colin & Tobias<\/address>\n
Lisa Vouras, DMD PC<\/address>\n
Liz & Pat Shields<\/address>\n
Lori Grayson & Celeste Colvin<\/address>\n
Lumen Wealth Management<\/address>\n
Mahoney’s Garden Center<\/address>\n
Mary Gould<\/address>\n
Olde Redding Butcher Shoppe<\/address>\n
Parents Supporting Student Theater<\/address>\n
Parker & Coolidge Art Departments<\/address>\n
Parker 7th Grade Homeroom 111<\/address>\n
Parker Custodian Yori John Casellano & Jennifer Castellano<\/address>\n
Parker Leadership & Service Group<\/address>\n
Parker Music Department<\/address>\n
Parker PTO<\/address>\n
Parker Eco Club<\/address>\n
Peirce Family<\/address>\n
Pure Fit Reading<\/address>\n
Reading\/North Reading Chamber of Commerce<\/address>\n
Reading Cooperative Bank<\/address>\n
Reading Food Service Department<\/address>\n
Reading Interact Club<\/address>\n
Reading School Committee\/School Administration<\/address>\n
Residence at Pearl Street<\/address>\n
Rinklin Family<\/address>\n
RMHS Administration<\/address>\n
RMHS Art Club<\/address>\n
RMHS BAnd Parent Organization<\/address>\n
RMHS Business & Technology Department<\/address>\n
RMHS Choral Department<\/address>\n
RMHS Class of 2015 & 2018<\/address>\n
RMHS Class of 2017<\/address>\n
RMHS Drama Club<\/address>\n
RMHS Gay Straight Alliance<\/address>\n
RMHS ILP 2 Students<\/address>\n
RMHS PTO<\/address>\n
RMHS Robotics Team<\/address>\n
RMHS World of Difference<\/address>\n
RMLD<\/address>\n
Sanborn Place<\/address>\n
Sartell Electric<\/address>\n
Sawyer Nursery School<\/address>\n
Shop the Block – Reading Businesses<\/address>\n
South Street Custom Builders<\/address>\n
Stonebridge at Burlington<\/address>\n
Timothy Kelley, Attorney at Law<\/address>\n
Wood End Faculty & Staff<\/address>\n
Wood End PTO<\/address>\n
Young Women’s League of Reading<\/address>\n
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Alan Gilburg<\/address>\n
Bobbie Botticelli<\/address>\n
Brissonte<\/address>\n
Bull Radio Station<\/address>\n
Chris Wetmore<\/address>\n
Deborah Capuano<\/address>\n
Downey Family<\/address>\n
Holistic Therapies<\/address>\n
Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home<\/address>\n
EL Designs<\/address>\n
Elite Freestyle Karate<\/address>\n
Foley Family<\/address>\n
Gilburg Family<\/address>\n
Glitter Baby Designs<\/address>\n
Green Tomato<\/address>\n
Hair by Danielle<\/address>\n
Harrows<\/address>\n
Health Touch<\/address>\n
Joe Fish<\/address>\n
John McLeod, Ltd<\/address>\n
Kids Fun Stop<\/address>\n
Laschis<\/address>\n
Mallone Family<\/address>\n
McGladrey Consulting<\/address>\n
Mike Foley<\/address>\n
Nelson Family<\/address>\n
New Bedford Whaling Museum<\/address>\n
Northern Bank & Trust<\/address>\n
O’Neill Family<\/address>\n
Olde Redding Butcher Shoppe<\/address>\n
Parker Middle School<\/address>\n
Portland Pie Co.<\/address>\n
Quannapowitt Players<\/address>\n
Renewal Landscaping<\/address>\n
Richie Willis\/Last Days of Doo-Wop<\/address>\n
Rite-aid Pharmacy<\/address>\n
RMHS Band Parents Organization<\/address>\n
Sanborn Place<\/address>\n
Sense of Wonder<\/address>\n
Simoniz<\/address>\n
Ufit<\/address>\n
YMCA<\/address>\n
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